Cruelty of Capital Punishment Capital punishment is the legal infliction the death penalty. It is obviously the most severe form of criminal punishment. (Bedau1) Capital punishment is a controversial way of dealing with violent criminals. The main alternative to the death penalty is life in prison. Capital punishment has been around for thousands of years as a means of eradicating criminals. A giant debate started between supporters and opposers of execution, over the morality and …
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…on the money wasted housing prisoners during the appeals process. --- Works Cited 1. Bedau, Hugo Adam "Capital Punishment" Encarta 96 Encyclopedia (CD-ROM) Microsoft Corporation, 1996. 2. The Bible 3. Bedau, Hugo A. "Capital Punishment" Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (CD-ROM) Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc. 1995. 4. Guernsey, JoAnn Bren. Should We Have Capital Punishment?. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co., 1993. 5. http://www.hotsites.com/fightback/jfa/DP.html (website) 6. Bender, David L., and Bruno Leone. The Death Penalty Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, Inc., 1991.